Transnational Outrage: The Death and Commemoration of Edith Cavell

by Katie Pickles

Book Overview

The execution of British matron Edith Cavell by occupying German forces was portrayed by the allies as one of the key atrocities of the Great War. This book recovers and interprets the worldwide reaction to Cavell's death, exploring its contextual relationship within imperial and international history, as well women's history and gender history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349540536
• ISBN13: 9781349540532
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"